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Electron capture by Ne2+ ions from atomic hydrogen
Using a merged-beam technique, the absolute, total electron-capture cross section has been measured for collisions of Ne2+ ions with hydrogen (deuterium) atoms at collision energies between 139 and 1490 eV/u. These data are compared to three other published measurements, two of which differ from one another by a factor greater than two. Early quantal rate coefficient calculations for Ne2+ ions with hydrogen at eV/u energies predict a cross section many orders of magnitude below the previously measured cross section at 40 eV/u. A possible explanation is given for the discrepancy between theory and experiment
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Electron capture by Ne3+ ions from atomic hydrogen
Using the Oak Ridge National Laboratory ion-atom merged-beam apparatus, absolute total electron-capture cross sections have been measured for collisions of Ne3+ ions with hydrogen (deuterium) atoms at energies between 0.07 and 826 eVâu. Comparison to previous measurements shows large discrepancies between 50 and 400 eVâu. Previously published molecular-orbital close-coupling (MOCC) calculations were performed over limited energy ranges, but show good agreement with the present measurements. Here MOCC calculations are presented for energies between 0.01 and 1000 eVâu for collisions with both H and D. For energies below âŒ1 eVâu, an enhancement in the magnitude of both the experimental and theoretical cross sections is observed which is attributed to the ion-induced dipole attraction between the reactants. Below âŒ4 eVâu, the present calculations show a significant target isotope effect
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Electron capture by Ne4+ ions from atomic hydrogen
Using the Oak Ridge National Laboratory ion-atom merged-beams apparatus, the absolute total electron-capture cross section has been measured for collisions of Ne4+ with hydrogen and deuterium at relative energies in the center-of-mass frame between 0.10 and 1006 eV/u. Comparison with previous measurements shows large discrepancies between 80 and 600 eV/u. For energies below âŒ1 eVâu, a sharply increasing cross section is attributed to the ion-induced dipole attraction between the reactants. Multichannel Landau-Zener calculations are performed between 0.01 and 5000 eV/u and compare well to the measured total cross sections. Below âŒ5 eVâu, the present total cross section calculations show a significant target isotope effect. At 0.01 eV/u, the H:D total cross section ratio is predicted to be âŒ1.4 where capture is dominated by transitions into the Ne3+ (2s22p23d) configuration
Simulation of a Hall Effect Thruster with Krypton Propellant
Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/143098/1/6.2017-4633.pd
Ethanol reforming in non-equilibrium plasma of glow discharge
The results of a detailed kinetic study of the main plasma chemical processes
in non-equilibrium ethanol/argon plasma are presented. It is shown that at the
beginning of the discharge the molecular hydrogen is mainly generated in the
reaction of ethanol H-abstraction. Later hydrogen is formed from active H,
CH2OH and CH3CHOH and formaldehyde. Comparison with experimental data has shown
that the used kinetic mechanism predicts well the concentrations of main
species at the reactor outlet.Comment: 16 pages, 8 figure
QDB: A new database of plasma chemistries and reactions
One of the most challenging and recurring problems when modeling plasmas is the lack of data on the key atomic and molecular reactions that drive plasma processes. Even when there are data for some reactions, complete and validated datasets of chemistries are rarely available. This hinders research on plasma processes and curbs development of industrial applications. The QDB project aims to address this problem by providing a platform for provision, exchange, and validation of chemistry datasets. A new data model developed for QDB is presented. QDB collates published data on both electron scattering and heavy-particle reactions. These data are formed into reaction sets, which are then validated against experimental data where possible. This process produces both complete chemistry sets and identifies key reactions that are currently unreported in the literature. Gaps in the datasets can be filled using established theoretical methods. Initial validated chemistry sets for SF 6 /CF 4 /O 2 and SF 6 /CF 4 /N 2 /H 2 are presented as examples